Mount_Richmond_Forest_Park

Mount Richmond Forest Park

Mount Richmond Forest Park

Forest park in New Zealand

Mount Richmond Forest Park is a forest park in New Zealand, administered by the Department of Conservation.[1]

Quick Facts Location, Nearest city ...

Established in 1977, the forest park is located between Nelson and Marlborough and consists of 1,659 km2 (641 sq mi) of conservation estate.[2][3] Around 80% of the area is covered in bush. The most notable peak in the forest park is Mount Richmond, which has an elevation above sea level of 1,760 metres (5,770 ft).[4]

The park covers 165,946 hectares (410,060 acres).[5][1]

History

The future park was the location of New Zealand's first deadly civilian aviation incident associated with regular passenger air service. On 7 May 1942, a plane flying from Wellington to Nelson with two pilots and three passengers, was lost in the area. A subsequent investigation found a burnt out plane and no survivors on the upper slopes of Mount Richmond.[6]

The park was established in 1977.[5]

Te Araroa uses some of the 250 kilometers of tracks and huts in the forest park.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "DOC Profile". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
  2. [2]
    "National and conservation parks".
  3. [3]
    "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  4. [4]
    "Mt Richmond routes".
  5. [5]
    Nathan, Simon. "National and conservation parks". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  6. [6]
    "Pre-war and Wartime Accidents".
  7. [7]
    "Marlborough". teararoa.org.nz. Te Araroa.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Mount_Richmond_Forest_Park, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.